Advertising device.



G. H. CROSS, 2D.

ADVERTISING DEVICE. APPLICATION FILED NOV. 9, 190% 1,076,629. Patented 0012.21, 1913.

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G. H. GROSS, 2D.

ADVERTISING DEVICE.

APPLICATION FILED NOV. 9, 1906. 1 97 29 Patented 0012.21, 1913.

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GHAR'IJES H; CROSS, 2]); OF BRGOKLINE, MASSACHUSETTS, ASSIGNOR T0. REG LBr-L SHOE.

COMPANY,

0J3 PQRTLAND, MAINE, A GORPORATIGN 01E MAINE.

ADVERTISING DEVICE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented 901;.21, 1913.

Application filed. November 9, 1906; Serial No. 342,758.

This invention relates to advertising devices and is intended to provide an appara; tus for exhibiting the internal structure OI a shoe or like article, means being provided to simulate the act of cutting through the article to be exhibited in order to show a section thereof. I

In a specific application shown in the drawings the invention comprises means for supporting the severed parts of a shoe combined with a severing device such as a rotary saw movable into and out of position between the severed parts of a shoe. Mechanism is also provided to separate and exhibit the sectional facesof the severed shoe after the simulated act of severing them from each other is completed.

These and, other features of my invention will be more fully explained in the specification and defined in the claims forming part thereof.

In the accompanying drawings I have illustrated one of the modes of embodying the principles of this invention, Figure 1 being a rear elevation of the apparatus before the simulated severing operation begins. Fig. 2 is a side elevation of said apparatus in substantially the same position. Fig. 3 is a rear elevation of the movable supports for the severed parts of a shoe and the actuating mechanism therefor. Fig. 4 is a detail horizontal section to illustrate the action of the apparatus in exposing to view the severed faces of- ,the shoe. Fig. 5 is a sectional detail showing the swivel joint of the shoe supporting rod. Fig. 6 is a de tail sectional view of the driving mechanism for the actuating shaft. Fig. 7 is a detail plan view showing the gearing connection for driving the rotary saw.

' In the practice of my invention accordingto the specific form illustrated in the drawings I provide'two swinging arms or rods a arranged to swing about adjacent horizontal axes so as to move toward and away from each other. These rods or supports are provided with projecting arms or levers a which form a connection with the actuating mechanism by which the supporting rods are moved toward or away from each other.

fln this case the actuating mechanism for accomplishing this movement comprises a pair of links a whose upper ends are pivotally connected to the levers a and. whose lower ends are pivotally connected to a pin a carried by a slide a moving. ina vertical runway or guide a which may be secured. to the casing. The actuating arm his pivoted at one end and intermediate of its ends 'is provided with a longitudinal slot 1) engaging a connecting pin a so that it may by such engagement raise and lower the slide a This arm or lever Z). is provided at its free end with an elongated slot having en.- gagement with a pin carr ed by the rotating crank arm 0 which is mounted on the actuating shaft 0 of the device. Obviously therotation ofthe crank arm 0 raises. and

lowers the free end of the lever Z) once during each revolution in a long slot 6? giving a considerable period of almost complete idle or dwell at both the top and bottom positions. This vertical movement being communicated to the slide a serves tov act through the links a which form. a sort of toggle joint between the arms a so as. to swing the supporting rods a a toward and; away from each other at predetermined intervals.

The supporting rodsor members a instead of being of simple construction consist of two parts or sections at a, one part being swiveled upon the other as indicated in Fig. 5. The upper section a is provided with a projecting arm or lug a having a downwardly projecting'pin or part a adapted to engage a projecting pin a which latter isvsecured to the lower non-rotatable part a.

A spiral or torsional spring'a is connected: to the two parts of the rod a so as to exert normally a torsional strain upon the upper swiveled part in a direction to force the pin (613 into engagement with the pin a in which position the top plates a which support the severed parts of a shoe lie parallel to each other. The severing or cutting position of the cutter or rotary saw is indicated in dotted lines in Fig. 3 and during the simulated act of severing, the two parts of the shoe remain side by side in parallel;

planes slightly separated so as topermit the passage of the saw between them.

Beside moving the sections of the shoe shoe into interference with each other and with the saw, Ihave devised a mechanism that will act to effect this pivotal movement of the shoe sections only after the parts of the shoe have been moved some distance from each other to allow clearance for such pivotal movement. To this end I arrange at some distance outside of the supporting rods a the projecting stops 6 which may be secured to the front of the casing as shown in Fig. 43in a position to engage the projecting arms a carried by the swivel members a after the supporting rods have moved through approximately one half of their downward or separating movement. As the downward movement of the rod (1. continues the stops 6 by engaging the arms or fingers a as best shown in Fig. 4.- cause a pivotal movement of the rod a so that each section of the shoe is turned through practically a quarter turn'exhibiting to the person in front of it a full unobstructed view of the interior of each half of the shoe.

In order to impart the desired movement to the cutter or saw 9 I mount the same on an arbor supported in apivotally mounted arm 9 with which is connected a lifting rod 9 which is actuated up and down by means of a swinging arm or lever g which is raised and lowered by a rotary cam 0 carried on the actuating shaft 0. This cam c is constructed to raise and hold in raised position the saw 9 during approximately one half of a revolution of the shaft and then to lower it after which the operation is repeated at predetermined intervals. Rotary motion may be imparted to the saw or cutter by any suitable means, in this case by means of sprocket chains m which are driven from a sprocket wheel 0 on the counter shaft 0 1 so that by means of said sprocket chains and gearing connections with the arbor of the saw a requisite rotary movement is secured.

To avoid accident in case the teeth of the saw should be caught against the shoe by reason of accidental displacement, I have made'provision for lost motion or slip between the driving mechanism and the arbor of the saw. Such an arrangement is shown in Fig. 7 in which the saw arbor n instead of being driven directly from the train of gears a leading from the sprocket wheel is connected to a: loose gear n through which it passes by means of a spiral or torsional spring a one end of which'is made fast to said loose gear a the other end of, which ismade fast to a tight collar a the spring acting like a shade roller spring to coil up on itself instead of turning the arbor in case the saw is held temporarily against rotation. Of course any suitable lost motion or slip connection may be employed for this purpose.

The whole apparatus may be operated continuously by means of a motor drive. The motor 7" may be mounted in the casing and belted to drive a worm shaft 0 engaging a worm gear o secured to the actuating shaft 0 so as to'reduce the rotation to any desired speed. 7 a

The operation of the device is as follows. Starting with the parts in the position shown in Fig. 1 and assuming the actuating shaft 0 to rotate in the direction of the arrow, there will first occur the lifting of the saw into position between the two halves of the shoe through the agency of the swinging lever 9 lifting rod 9 lever g and cam 0 the saw rotating continuously at all times. During this gradual rise of the saw between the severed parts of the shoe the shoe members remain stationary owing to the dwell afforded by the long slot and pin engagement between the lever b and its actuating crank arm 0. As soon as the saw has reached the position'indicating a complete severance of the shoe members, the

supporting rods a begin to move gradually apart in opposite directions away from the saw, the severed faces of the shoe being still parallel to each other. Midway of this swinging movement the projecting fingers o impinge upon the ends of the stops 0 so that during the remaining downward movement the upper swivel sections a -of the supporting rod a turn pivotally' until the severed faces of the shoeare turned to substantially a right angle withtheir initial position thus exposing fully the interior structure of the shoe. Thereafter the saw descends below the level of the shoe while the shoe members return to their first position the torsional s rin s a actin to re-' store them to their original parallel relationship before they reach their initial position side by side. Each additional revolution of the actuating shaft serves to repeat these same operations.

As the object is to produce the illusion of actually severing the divided members of the exhibited article, the severing device which simulates the act of severing is shown and described as an actual saw orcutter, although of course it does not really perform the severing action. Although a real saw is shown and described, it will of course be understood that a simulated saw or cutter, that is one which has the appearance of a saw, although without ability to cut, may

be used in its place. 7

\Vithout attempting to describe or indicate the various changes in form, construction and arrangement that may be made in the practice of my invention or the various uses to which it may be applied, what I claim is 1. The combination with divided members of an article to be exhibited, of separate supports for said members, a simulated severing device, means for moving the severing device between the members of said severed article, and means for moving said supports apart, substantially as described.

2. The combination of the divided members of a shoe, means for supporting said members side by side, combined with means for moving the parts and Supports, and a simulated severing device movable into and out of position between the severed members of said shoe, substantially as described.

3. An apparatus of the class described embracing in its construction an article severed into two parts, two supports arranged to sustain the respective parts of said article side by side, means for moving said supports apart and turning them about to exhibit the severed faces of the said members, substantially as described.

l. A device of the class described embracing in combination two supporting devices adapted to sustain the severed members of a shoe, a simulated severing device, and means for moving said severing device in position between said supports, means for separating said supports and turning them on their axes to expose the inner faces of said severed members, substantially as de-.

scribed.

5. The combination of the shoe severed into two members, means for supporting the same side by side, a rotary saw, means for moving said saw into and out of position between said shoe members, and means for rotating said saw, substantially as described.

6. In a device of the class described the combination of the swinging rod comprising two sections, the upper of which is swiveled on the lower section, and means for causing the upper section to turn on its swivel joint as the rod swings about its pivotal point, substantially as described.

7. In a device of the class described the combination of swinging rods movable toward and from each other, swiveled shoesupporting rod sections forming upward eX- tensions of said rods, a crank shaft, intermediate connections between said crank shaft and said rods to move the latter apart and toward each other at predetermined intervals, substantially as described.

8. In a device of the class described the combination of the two supporting rods hav ing movement toward and away from each other, each carrying a support for a shoe member, and means for causing the pivotal movement of said supports as the rods are swung toward and from each other, substantially as described.

9. A device of the class described embracing in combination a continuously rotating actuating shaft, movable supports for carrying the severed members of a shoe side by side, a cutter movable into position between the severed members of said shoe, and intermediate connections between said shaft the shoe supports and cutter support to actuate the said supports, substantially as de scribed.

10. In a device of the class described the combination of means for holding the halves of a severed shoe side by side, means for moving apart said holding means and imparting a pivotal movement to change the parallel relationship of the shoe members, substantially as described.

11. In a device of the class described the combination of the laterally movable sectional members the upper sections of each member being swiveled to support the sections of a shoe adjacent to each other to permit said shoe sections to diverge from parallel position and means for moving the shoe-supporting sections apart and to turn them on their swiveled joints, substantially as described.

12. In a device of the class described the combination of the supporting rods each consisting of two members connected by a swivel joint, a torsion spring for holding said rods in a predetermined relationship, means for moving said rods apart, and means for engaging each of said rods as they move apart to turn them upon their respective swivel joints, substantially as described.

13. In a device of the class described the combination of the movable supports each mounted on a swivel joint, a simulated severing device arranged to pass between said swivel supports, a motor, and intermediate connections between said motor and said supports and said severing device respectively to actuate them in a predetermined order, substantially as described.

14. The combination of the two laterally movable supports adapted to carry side by side the sections of a shoe or other article, and a severing device movable longitudinally to and fro between said laterally movable supports, substantially as described.

In witness whereof, I have hereunto set my hand.

CHARLES H. CROSS, 2D. In the presence of- JOHN F. COLBERT, M. A. MONROE.

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